title: Statins in heart failure.
abstract: This article reviews the results from several recent reports describing the safety and efficacy of statin therapy in the setting of heart failure. It additionally discusses the ongoing controversy regarding the lipid paradox and possible mechanisms responsible for potential benefit of statin therapy in heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System, University of California, San Francisco Program at Fresno, Fresno, CA 93703, USA. deed@fresno.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Prakash C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Deedwania
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Javed
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors